The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-15
HE KILLED THREE WIVES
IN A PERIOD OF Two TEARS TO
SECURE
The Insurance on Their Lives - A
Disgraceful Fight In New Or
leans Between LOngsh0remen,

CHICAGO. ILL.,, January 14.-An in
quest was bsgun today on the body oil
Lucy Hsidelmeyer, a step.daughter o.
Lawrence Krug, whom il WAS he ieveC
tbs latter had poisoned in order tn ge
the life insurance held by decea, ed
II had been shewn that three wives o.
Krug, to whom he hal been married
within the spae Of two years, had al
died somewhat mysteii -u5'y, and { al
all had he'd life insurance. pOljciss,
which were made payable TO K,ug
The Cou lty Physician taid he Tad
detected no ira rs OF mineral or c1rrO-
sive poison. Ida Schoenslein, VIA ia
a relative Of the dead girl, and ait nd
ed her during her illness, testified that
she had gone TO the drug store for
mediciGe prescribed by the doctor. l.
was bright, clear quid, and after she
returned 10 the house with it, Krug
took it into the kitchen to see what
was in it, he said, and when he gave
it back 10 her, instead OF being bright
and clear it was cloudy. Other tesli-
mony OF character tending TO throw
suspicion upon Krug, was giveL by
relatives Of he dead wives.
Miss Schoensttia ties ifi al thst on
MoGdlywhen the body OF Krug's step
daughter was laid out in the frout
room, Krug called witness aside in an
adjoining parlor and asked her to
marry him, and " hen she refused he
said, "You must, foE / will msks you"
DIR. M. g. Kelner testified that hs tad
been called to Sttend deceased on
Ohri'tmas. He was told that she Was
suff ring from rheumatism and he
prescribed for that mslady. Mex, day
he made critical diagnosis, and IVES
surprised to observe ma ked symp o rs
of lead poisoning. He asked Krug il
the patient bad eaten csnned fruit and
mentioned the possibility Of poison
from that source. Krug replied that
no fruits had been eaten, and gave the
doctor such glance that ffom that
moment witness grew suspicious. He
qu'e1y began an antidotai treatment
for lead and the girl was improving
When, on December 3lst, heurged that
she be taken to the hoepilal. At this
juncture witness was notified by Krug
that his services wers no longer de-
sired.
D.. John Simpson sustained tbs sem
sational interest which the testimony
was rapidly developing. He had been
called to att md the lhird Mrs KING
and prescribed for malarial fever, from
which it appears she was suffering.
Next day Krug notified him that an
other physician had been engaged.
The medicine prescribed had not baen
given the woman, though she WIS in
great agony. Witness concluded be
fore leaving that the cause was ecci-
dental arsenical poisoning, but ss the
case was in thu hands of the family
thoroughly competent
gentleman, there was no apparent |
necessity for interference. The in
quest was here adjourned until Mon
uey. During the proceedings Krug
had been quietly taken into custody, |
and an officer dispatched to his resi-. |
ience, where all articles OF a sus-
picous nature were levied on. The
remains Of the dead girl will be re-
moved TO the va 1t at St. Boniface
Cemstery and subj ected to thorough
scientific investigation. Krug's ap-
oearance on the stand at the outset of
he examination created a rather ia
1orable impression, except for the fact
hat he was excessively nervous.